Chicago

I keep on thinkin' I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With 17 reasons not to believe
Nothin' goes, everybody knows
Like you always want it to be

But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart the door is still open
Waiting for you to walk into my life, ooh, ooh

What I've been feelin' I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
Comes a time when you cross the line
And you know you got to believe

'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
An' it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart the door is still open
Waiting for you to walk into my life

I know that I may never sleep again
'Till I see you, oooh, oooh
Oh, baby, I know, I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you (not about you)
Can't do without you

Wooo, hooo, but here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way (gets in my way)
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart (here in my heart)
The door is still open
Waiting for you to walk into my life

There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart (here in my heart)
The door is still open
Waiting for you to walk into my life
In my life (in my life)
In my life (in my life)

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

more tracks from the album

The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1997

From the albums

The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1997 (1997)
Love Songs (2005)

Chicago popular songs

Here in My HeartChicago

Chicago

The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1997